UPDATE 2 - Tensions rise in Nanterre as police use tear gas on solemn march led by teenage victim's mother in Paris suburb

UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CHANGE IN HEADLINE AND DECK

By Nur Asena Erturk and Umit Donmez

ANKARA (AA) – Tensions rose during a solemn march on Thursday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where a teenager was shot dead by police two days ago.

The teenager's mother was leading the rally on a truck, with hundreds of people following her, according to local media.

An Anadolu reporter on the ground said police used tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. However, he and local media have not yet reported any injuries among rally participants.

"Justice for Nahel," the protesters said as they walked for 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles).

People also gathered in front of the judiciary court of Nanterre, where the prefecture is also located, the French daily Le Figaro stated.

Nanterre prosecutor Pascal Prache said earlier in a news conference that the legal conditions for the use of gun in the shooting of a teen in France were not fulfilled.

"The respondent police officer was referred before two investigating judges for deliberate murder," Prache said, as reported by Le Figaro.

During the hearing, the police officer said he wanted to prevent the teenager from fleeing once more.

The prosecutor also said amateur and surveillance footage confirmed the police officers' remarks. The autopsy also showed that the teenager was shot once and the bullet crossed his left arm then his thorax, from left to right.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Thursday afternoon that 40,000 police officers, including 5,000 in Paris, will be deployed across France this evening for possible demonstrations.

Nahel was shot dead by police after he broke traffic laws and failed to stop, according to prosecutors.

His death sparked protests in Nanterre, leading to overnight clashes between demonstrators and police.

People took to the streets in several parts of the country including Nanterre, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, and Viry-Chatillon over the shooting of Nahel M. in Nanterre early Tuesday.

They set fire to vehicles, bins, and public property in some areas. In the cities of Toulouse and Lille, protesters threw rocks at police officers, who responded with tear gas to disperse them.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday morning gathered an inter-ministerial crisis cell following the protests that swept the country last night.

He deplored the "unjustifiable" violence against the French institutions, reported the daily.

Earlier on Thursday, Darmanin said on Twitter that the number of arrests rose to 150 following the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police in a Paris suburb.